Wichita eagle., 1887-12-10
CLOSELY WATCHED.
A Chicago Railroad Magnate Amazingly
ShadoWed

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 9.-Mrs. James ID.
Carson has begun suit for divorce against
her husband, James ID. Carson, general
manager of the Western Indiana and the
Belt railroads. and son Of Sohn B. Carson,
president of the Louisville, New Albany
x Chicago and the Chicago & Alton roads.
The papers in the sensational case were
fled in the circuit court late this after
noon. and charge the railroad nlagnate
with. drunkenness, cruelty and adultery.
Mrs. Carson accuses her husband Of visiting
many Of the notorious resorts Of the city,
and OF beating her numerically
while he was crazed with liquor. The bin
was suppressed az soon as 1t was filled. and
he full text of the allegations can not be
given tonight Messrs. knickerbocker and
/ Holden. the attorneys for Mrs, Carson
stoutly refuse to give any information re-
gardiug the action of their client.
JAS d. Carson: the defendant, IS well
known man about town. lie owns the
Columbia theater. is a member Of half
dozen clubs and lives III elegant style III an
immense stone house at 1921 Calumet ave
nue. For several months his wife has had
detectives on his trail. Early in July a
cabman informed him that a detective
was shadoWing him.
The next day Carson, while seated at an
open window in the Calumet club house,
told William Lyon what the cabman had
said. While they Wdre talking Carson
saw the Identical fellow descslbed by the
cabman sitting on a stone in front of the
buiIding across the way. Both young
men Immediately concluded to test the
substance Of the shadow. \ cab was pro
cured and both entered The shadow dis
appeared for short time, but soon ap-
peared in sight again, also in cab. The
drive was kept up for several blocks, the
shadow constantly following. Another
stop was made at the club and in the
evening Carson went TO the Columbia the
ater Coming out he saw the shadow
again, this time in the company of a
man of dark complexion Carson eyed
both of them closely, with the view to de-
termine their identity, believing that they
might be some discharged employees bound
upon vengeance of some kind. He knew
neither of them. After the performance
! Carson went home. His surprise was great
/ when he found the first shadow half block
from his house sitting upon fence.
/ Next day Carson drove rapidly to his
/ office and began TO dispatch the day bnSi-
ness. He was interrupted by the cab
driver who drove him home Thursday
evening and informed him that the same
Individual of the previous night was
watching at the corner of Dearborn and
/
/ Polk streets.
/ Carson then related his strange eXper
/ fences to Chief of Police EbersOid, and
officers of the armory station found that
the mysterious shadow was named Miller,
bat further than this they could learn
/ nothing The matter was soon dropped,
/ Carson and his friends being led to believe
/ that Miller was working on Z western IN
diana deal that was then being pushed
! through the council.
! II is now developed that Miller was in
/ the employ OF Mrs. Carson and that the
! fellow is in possession Of much damaging
J evidence against the young millionaire.
/ Mrs Carson Is the daughter ot James W.
/ Oakley. a millionaire tanner. who lives in
grand style at 400 DreNel boulevard
! She was reigning bell in society a few
! years ago. and her marriage to rhe good
! looking railroad magn3te was looked upon
/ aS q happy match. Carson WAS outing iur
/ in Wisconsin JAis summer. and it Is said
/ OF him thac when he caught his first fish
( he drank pint of whisky.